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Beware of AI Billionaires Spreading “Swill Bucket” PR Campaigns by Jim Hightower   George Orwell spoke bluntly about the nefarious nature of advertising, calling it “the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.”    Even Orwell, though, would’ve been astonished by the cacophony of swill bucket advertising currently being blasted at us by Amazon, […]

There’s no heresy in the law of supply and demand  by Alan Guebertfarmandfoodfile.com   If growing corn is a religion among Midwestern farmers, its Vatican is somewhere in central Iowa.    That fact was confirmed in late January when a Des Moines-based ag consulting firm released a report that predicted dire consequences for Iowa farmers, […]

by Paula Johnson   Last week Jim Hightower’s column addressed the use and return of cursive. The topic seems to have taken legs of its own. Here is another point of view.    Do you have a superpower? No, not being faster than a speeding bullet. Nor being able to scale tall buildings with your […]

by John Mooy Have you ever noticed that every once in a while and even against your better judgement you get a bit of a craving for something on the sweet side?  At that point you seem to throw caution to the wind and indulge yourself and perhaps even stuff yourself with something sweet.  If […]

Are you struggling with paperwork? The Marcellus Library is now offering Office Hours with Chris. Chris Nofsinger can help with a wide variety of document applications and verifications–whether it’s insurance/Medicaid forms, financial assistance programs, veterans benefits, or employment documents. Appointments occur at the Marcellus Library and are free of cost! Email Chris to set up […]

“For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them with food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you […]

Space debris, which makes up the majority of objects orbiting around Earth (as depicted here in this NASA-generated image), consists of defunct man-made objects, including satellites, spent rocket stages & other fragments. Credit: NASA Orbital Debris Program Office, Public Domain. EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is space […]

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by Willard RobinsonMHS Class of ’49   In the year 1945 my life started to change.  The woman I called Grandma, who brought me up, died.  Edna Welcher Davis, Dr. Davis’s third wife died in April of 1945 so she did not see the end of WW ll.  She had faithfully followed the news of […]